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water, the other is filled with a liquid which makes the drinker mortal. So that there is no cheating, Charmis and
Mandamus are summoned to supervise the duel. King Paul tells Charmis about the Elixir and explains that he still has a phial in his cabinet. Charmis is to get the phial and bring to him at once. Unbeknownst to them, Charmis mixed the drinks while the kings were blindfolded, and when they drink, they are both in the cart. Charmis returns with Cynthia and everyone, saying that they drank the Elixir and will live forever as King and Queen of Esperanto. Mandamus is appointed King of Utopia, Utops becomes his Lord Chief Justice, and Paul becomes Charmis' Governor of Police. Helvanoise is named the new Post-Master General, and when Rolandyl tries to speak to Iris, she reminds him that she will marry the Post-Master General, who is now Helvanoise. The kissing law is repealed, and the happy couples leave Rolandyl, Utops and Paul disconsolate.
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but he declines to make a selection. The ballroom guests appear with Iris, who tells the ladies where they might get a kissing license, even though the men show no interest in purchasing one. Iris decides that when
Cynthia and Charmis announce their engagement, she will announce her engagement to the Post-Master General. King Utops works his charm on Cynthia, and when he moves to kiss her, Charmis interrupts them again. Utops produces his license - a license to sell wines and consume liquor on the premises! Utops complains to Paul that Rolandyl sold him the wrong license, and that he does not like Charmis hanging around Cynthia. King Paul orders Rolandyl to set up his office in the reception room and sell licenses to the public.
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Charmis has called in the constables to act as flunkeys in case of any disturbance this evening. He swears he will protect
Cynthia from King Utops at any cost. Six ladies-in-waiting are late for the ball, so Mandamus will not admit them. They press Helvanoise to choose a girl from the six of them,
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A tocsin-bell summons the populace, who rush out to hear the king's herald, Helvanoise, announce a new law: Kissing is now forbidden for one year under penalty of banishment. Those who wish to continue to kiss must purchase a kissing license from
Rolandyl, the Post-Master General. Princess Iris has
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Utops finally kisses
Cynthia, but when Utops fails to respond to the poison, he admits that he was Paul's assistant when he discovered the Elixir of Life. The world is not big enough for two immortal kings, so they decide to fight a duel, in which they drink from two glasses. One is filled with
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The public is incensed about the new law, and led by
Caroline, they protest the edict on the steps of the palace. King Paul justifies his decision to enact the law, and when the crowd does not accept his argument, he weeps them into submission. King Paul tells his life story to Rolandyl. Nine
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was similarly unimpressed, saying "the composer falls below the level of accomplishment one might have reasonably expected. There are numbers in the piece, however, which seem to point to his possession of a gift for facile melody. ... The scoring throughout is decidedly thin even for musical
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wrote, "The new musical piece produced at the Savoy
Theatre differs in character from the productions for which the house was famous in the past." The press praised the acting and singing of all concerned, as well as the presentation, but they took strong exception to the story and the music.
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hundred years ago, King Paul was an alchemist who discovered the Elixir of Life, and when he drank it, he became immortal. His bonehead assistant stole some of the Elixir and drank it as well. Twenty years ago, King Paul betrothed the adopted daughter of the late King to the King of
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known about the law for the past three days because she is engaged to the Post-Master
General. Princess Cynthia, King Paul's adopted daughter, is in love with Prince Charmis, the Governor of Police. They agree to keep their engagement a secret and do not get a kissing license.
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for his third production. Unlike previous Savoy
Theatre premieres, and except for Workman and Cunningham, the cast consisted of musical comedy performers and comedians who had neither appeared at the Savoy nor had previously been connected with the D'Oyly Carte organisation.
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Meanwhile, Helvanoise is furious to learn that Iris has been flirting with
Rolandyl. King Paul tells Cynthia about her betrothal, and when she begins to cry, he gives her an "extra special sweet" to make her feel better. King Utops of Utopia arrives, accompanied by
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stated that the musical "lacks several elements which are requisite to make a good comic opera". The paper pronounced the music "not very distinguished" and concluded its review, "When one was not regretting
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and the King's Bodyguard. Princess Cynthia is presented to him, and when he tries to kiss her hand, Charmis interrupts him and informs him that he must get a license before kissing anybody.
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closed after only six performances there. There was a provincial tour, in which Coffin participated, in the late summer of 1910. When the Strand reopened in September,
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opened on 10 March 1910 to an enthusiastic public, but it received mostly poor notices. Despite a lavish production and the skill of the performers concerned,
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declared "The story becomes less easy to follow as the play proceeds; indeed, it serves as a thread on which to string musical numbers, dances and dialogue."
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in London, which ran for an additional six performances, from 30 April to 6 May 1910, and a provincial tour in the late summer of 1910, both starring
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was withdrawn from the Savoy stage on 23 April 1910, after 43 performances, one of the shortest runs of any Savoy opera. Producer
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was gone from the bill. The piece has not been produced since then using the original score. Although the libretto to
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as librettist for the latter), so Workman decided to follow the prevailing tastes of the London public by presenting an
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even hinted at plagiarism: "The music was tuneful in parts, sometimes strangely familiar."
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picked it up for an attempt at a low-price season of musical comedy at the
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Act II – The Reception Room inside the Royal Palace of Esperanto. Evening.
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on 6 May forced all theatres to be closed for a week in mourning, and
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and George Levy, lyrics by Anderson and Hartley Carrick, and music by
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No. 13 – Act 1 Finale: "In the name of the Law!" (Ensemble)
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Workman's last production at the Savoy was a brief run of
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commented that the contribution of the costume designer,
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No. 25 – Act 2 Finale (does not appear in the libretto)
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in London on 10 March 1910, under the management of
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490:No. 19 – "Since the world began" (Iris and Chorus)
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204:Robert Whyte Jr., C. H. Workman, and Lennox Pawle
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729:, 10 March 1910, p. 10; and 23 April 1910, p 14.
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536:Press reports were mostly negative in tone.
499:No. 22 – "Come and buy" (Rolandyl and Chorus)
457:"High and Mighty Judges" (Out-of-Work Judges)
505:No. 24 – "My King can do no wrong" (Cynthia)
213:-hung Courtyard outside the Royal Palace of
88:died in 1901, leaving the management of the
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278:King Paul of Esperanto – Robert Whyte, Jr.
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493:No. 20 – "High Jinks" (Rolandyl and Iris)
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415:No. 1 – "Ding dong! Ding dong!" (Chorus)
269:Post-Master General and Assesor of Taxes
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424:No. 3 – "If Only" (Cynthia and Charmis)
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521:"Misunderstood" (Rolandyl and Chorus)
430:No. 5 – "All hail King Paul" (Chorus)
151:as Prince Charmis. But the death of
589:The Evening Standard and St. James's
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439:No. 8 – "Love of my life" (Charmis)
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329:King Paul's adopted daughter
321:Head Flunkey – Francis Pater
316:Lord Chief Justice of Utopia
262:Alma Barber and C.H. Workman
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909:The British Musical Theatre
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672:"Carte, Helen (1852–1913)"
311:(baritone) – Leslie Stiles
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349:Caroline,
314:Mandamus,
267:Rolandyl,
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391:Celeste,
356:Dorothy,
215:Esperanto
961:Libretto
894:(1930).
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